becoming a father is a process
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There are 10 skills to begin to grow as soon as conception occurs so that you can move skillfully from 'becoming' to 'being' a father. Yes, you can grow skills as your baby is growing inside your partner's belly and as she is pulled along in her growth. No one has given you the skills before but hundreds of fathers developed all the skills in Birthing Better with The Pink Kit Method® in the early 1970s. They focused on the skills to prepare the pregnant body to give birth and the birth and coaching skills to work through the birthing activity/process. And then they developed the 10 skills that could be developed from the earliest part of pregnancy. By becoming skilled men then grow in confidence as a human being, man, partner and parent. This is good news for Self, others, family and society. www.thepinkkit.comTRANSCRIPT
Becoming a Father is a Process
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Road Map
• As an expected father…• Moment of Conception• Men as observers to pregnancy?• Framework for your growth into Fatherhood• Qualities during these phases
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As an expectant father…
• You need to use your pregnancy as a time to grow from being a ‘man’ to being a ‘father’
• Pregnancy = transition time frame and ‘the birth’ is the gateway for which both of you must pass in order to ‘parent’
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Moment of Conception• Life has changed from the
moment of conception• Woman and baby are now
growing because conception has occurred• Growth of your baby
doesn’t take a break – not for one moment. Woman’s growth therefore doesn’t stop either – not for one moment… What about you?
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Men as observers to pregnancy?• Now is not the time to watch• Choose to grow at the same time
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Framework for your growth into fatherhood • Conception to 12 weeks• 12-24 weeks• 24-32 weeks• 32 weeks to the birth• The birth
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Qualities during these phases
• Kindness• Patience• Awareness• Attention to detail• Being able to see what needs to be done and doing it• Growing a second set of arms• Growing two more sets of eyes• Humour• Delight• Clarity
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• Don’t wait until your newborn is in your arms to try to figure out how to father
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• Your skills can be learned while your baby is growing inside the mother and while the woman is growing her mothering skills
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• By growing your fathering skills while pregnant and using birth/coaching skills during birth then you can ‘be’ a confident father once your baby is born
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